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Every journey to Christ eventually leads us to His Mother. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and many of the saints often said that Mary is the quickest, surest, and most tender path to Christ. For Sheen, the Blessed Virgin Mary was not merely a devotional option, but the very path by which Christ enters t...

If you’re reading this article, odds are you’re not totally new to the Faith. You’ve probably read other Catholic blogs, books from the saints, and watched a Fr. Mike Schmitz video or two. This won’t be the first time you’ve read about the importance of starting your day with mental prayer, but, if...

There’s a story passed down through sacred tradition about St. Peter fleeing Rome during the Church’s persecution. In his flight, he encounters the risen Christ, weary and forlorn, going in the opposite direction. Back towards certain death. Surprised by this, Peter asks, Quo vadis? (“Where are you...

Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. (Is. 56:1) Christ’s salvation was about to come to a foreign country. After once again offending the Pharisees (just a few verses before Sunday’s Gospel passage, Christ’s disciples told Him,...

The priest who prepared my wife and me for marriage told us that the score on our compatibility test was the lowest he had ever seen. He advised (strongly) that we not get married. It was five years into our marriage that I began to believe him. My wife, Kim, after having a miscarriage, gave birth t...

Many young men have spent thousands of hours inhabiting gaming worlds where purpose is immediate, enemies are obvious, and victory is visible. The online battles they fight cost them nothing but time. The real-life battles men fight are far less cinematic most of the time. They consist of changing d...